Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-03-03

INaiiA Walis Unisn-
On fke ri Of January. lsss G5vsroor
Squire approved al act entitled An Aes
20 provide for the psrn.anent loessiov
and eocsfFnction II 5 Territorial Peni-
tertiary 81 Walla walls whseh directs
tie Governor 20 appoint three Commlss-
tO1ers 20 ereef = suitsbis ere proof
b1ildina, OF baiidi1Rs. OF ssone. brirk
and iron or steel, or either Of said ma
aefisls, 10 accerdance with tie pIar or
plaos thsrssf. witch uay Be- adopssd bs
said Bard toy TIER With 4 ssocksde,
enclosing TIE tuiidizRs, 20 b construct
"a 81 s1ch material a. the Board stall
oesefmine, on tTact OF land sdi sini1e
ne City 81 Wsils WsIla, given 70 the
lsrrtfory for peuitentiary purposes b
she City sad Coucsy Of WaIia Walia
sad tract containing LES acres. msiniy
nne fsrairR lands The set apprspFi
Sled S6oee. 10 addition 70 the sum
raised b q special q1ar1eg "a u tax lev
iea ~ the Legislature Of 1851. for psni-
sentlaxy purposes. amounting TO nearly
80 COZ mere. In Februsry. 1856, Gov.
Squire appointed Gen. NJ. 81. Bsne of
spokane Falls. Hon. o. c. White Of
DAYTON, and II +. johnson Of Waila
Halla, Penitentiary Commtssiorsrs.
The Board organized b. elscftng Gen.
bane Pr sidsnt and r. 4. johnson See
retary. As suthorizsd By the las, tbe
Hoard visited the Oregon p niteEtiary
and Geasysl Bane aEd Mr. White 81
q the CalitOrHia State prisons befoTf
deciding on piaEs. be Bo I'd advsF
fised for bids IN April, and y RI " :
commenced 10 June. 1886. Ia august
General Bane resigned d Captain r.
b. Johnson ~ WzlIs Wslia, sss Ap-
pointed 70 I'LL the vacancy. On the l4th
II February, 1851, the Board reported
TO the Governor that the buildings sreet-
ed were ready for Occupancy.
THE sTocKkDE
EocIoses three acres Of lard. situated on
q high and slightly PORTO. Of the penitsn-
tiaFV gr0uEds, admirably located for
drainage and other sanitary purposes.
and is built Of stone and cement, the
the stone having been brought from q
quarry at East Portland. The stOckade
wall enclsses paFalelloRram $50 feet
vide and 1856 feet long. The earth was
excavated three feet deep and the foun-
dation wall laid six feet wide. When the
wall reaches the surface il il three feet
vide; II rises above the ground 10 feet
and is Is inches wide on top. The top is
covered about two inches thick With c.
ment, which overlaps il and extends q
couple Of inches dO1n tie sides of the
wall. On the outside of the stockade
walls, which are reinforced by buttress
IS and pointed, plank walk with an
iron railing was erected. This walk is
three feet below the top OF the wall. and
upon IL the guards will walk post" At
Two opposite corners Of the stockade are
handsome brick and glass guard houses,
at the other corners large wooden sen
try boxes. Entrance TO the enclosure is
obtained through = double gateway,
2lx30 feet. With stone walls, the saIae
height aud thickness IS the main WALL
With heavy swinging gates. made Of iren
bars, on the side, and sliding gates Of
heavy iron plate on the inside. The
large gates are designed for the admis-
sion OF teams, one pair only to be Open
ed at a time. A small iron gate 10 one
OF the walls of the gateway Is for the 90
trance and exit of footmen, while wick
ct gate in the inner plate gate admits
them into the enclosure. The design is
to erect guard house and Off - over
the gateway, when there Is money 10 pay
for it.